University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Admission Guide for Bangladeshi Students

UNIMORE was founded in 1175, making it one of the oldest universities in Italy, predating even the University of Padua by nearly half a century. Despite this long history, the university is genuinely spread across two cities, Modena and Reggio Emilia, both within the Emilia-Romagna region, rather than operating from a single central campus. This guide is prepared by Study Abroad in Italy, a Bangladesh-based consultancy that has directly supported student visa applications to Italian public universities including UNIMORE.

Today the university enrolls more than 21,000 students across undergraduate and graduate programmes, with a well-regarded faculty and a specific reputation in engineering, alongside broader offerings in economics, law, and the sciences.

Requirement	Detail
Academic	At least 12 years of prior schooling, confirmed via original secondary school diploma or equivalent certificate
English-taught programmes	IELTS or PTE accepted; specific minimum score not uniformly published, confirm per programme
Italian-taught programmes	Italian language test required
Residence documentation	Valid residence permit required as part of the enrollment file once in Italy

This is genuinely worth flagging clearly. UNIMORE's admission requirements state that your original secondary school diploma, or a certificate confirming at least 12 years of schooling, must be translated and legalized by the Italian Embassy, not simply translated by any certified translator. A separate document specifically describing your final secondary diploma also needs to go through the same embassy legalization process.

UNIMORE currently offers three named scholarships specifically for international students, each with its own eligibility criteria and application process. One is jointly backed by Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ICE (Italian Trade Agency), and participating universities and companies, a genuinely distinct funding structure not seen at every Italian university we cover.

Given how specific eligibility rules are for each of these three scholarships, our scholarship guidance service is where we typically walk students through which one actually fits their academic and financial profile before they apply.

Published first-year tuition estimates for UNIMORE commonly cite a figure around €3,472 for certain graduate programmes, though this varies significantly by course and degree level. As with most Italian public universities, final tuition is calculated based on individual programme, citizenship, and residency status rather than one flat international rate.

The embassy legalization step above is exactly where applications commonly stall. Our Admission Process service manages this specific step directly, since getting it wrong typically means resubmitting documents and losing weeks in your application timeline.

Ranking figures for UNIMORE vary noticeably depending on the source and ranking body consulted, so it's worth understanding this isn't inconsistency on our part, it reflects genuine methodology differences between agencies. For a current, authoritative reference point, we'd recommend checking Italy's Ministry of University and Research directly, since MUR maintains official recognition status for every accredited Italian university, including UNIMORE, independent of any single private ranking agency's methodology.

UNIMORE's dual-city structure and engineering strength make it a distinctive option, but it's worth comparing against other institutions before committing, particularly if a specific field of study matters more to you than the university's overall size or history. Our university comparison guide lays out admission requirements and program strengths across every Italian institution we support.